Funnel.



PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

J.'P. MURTHA.

FUNNEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21.1907.

IINVENTOI? rTcZIZZeJfME/Qa M AT TOHNEYS UNITED STATES Parana nron.

JAMES PETER MURTHA, OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO TURCOTTE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. i

JOHN H.

FUNNEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEsP. MURTHA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Little Rock, in the county of Pulaski and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and Im roved Funnel, of which the following is a ful clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to liquid distribution, and its ob'ect is to provide a new and improved funnel which is simple and durable in construction, and provided with a large bowl or body and interchangeable s outs of different sizes, to permit convenient ling of large or small bottles, and to allow filling successively of a number of bottles with one charge and without danger of s illing or wasting the liquid retained in the owl during the transfer of the funnel from one bottle to another.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same,

which will be more fully described herein- .aifter and then pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of theinvention is represented in the accompanying drawings tornung a part 0t this specification, in WlllCll similar characters of reference indicate cor- -onb as rin D responding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement as applied; Fig. 2 is a perspec tive view of the improvement, and Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of oneof the interchangeable spouts.

The bowl A of the funnel is provided at one side with a handle B and at its bottom with a nipple C, in which screws the entrance end out D, the said entrance end being preferably covered by a screen E so as to prevent undesirable matter passing from the owl A into the spout D when filling a vessel, In the entrance end of the spout D is formed a valve seat D adapted to be engaged by a valve F having a downwardly extending valve stem F terminating at its lower end in an. upwardly extending portion F from which extends a transverse arm F pressed G coiled on a guide pin F attached to the arm F 3 and engaging a guide way D formed on the outside of the spout D at the entrance end thereof. The arm F extends through a vertically extending slot 1) formed in one side of the spout D, and the,

said slot Df is covered by a shield D forming Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21,

an integral part of the spout D and extending within the same, as plainly indicated in the drawings.

Now when the funnel is not inuse, the sprin G holds the valve F normally to its .seat so that the contents of the bowl A are retained while transferring the funnel from one vessel to another. When the spout D of the funnel is passed into the neck of a bottle H, for instance, as shown in Fig, 1, andthe operator releases the funnel, then the arm F is seated on the top of the neck of the bottle and the weight of the funnel now causes a downward movement of the spout and bowl A, so that the valve F is moved off its seat and the spring G is compressed. The contents of the bowl A arenow assed through the strainer E into the s out from the latter into the bottle and when the filling is completed the operator lifts the -funnel so that the spring G immediately moves the valve F to its seat D thus. cutting off the bowl A from the spout D and retaining the liquid within the bowl during the transfer of the funnel to another bottle to be next filled. Byhaving the spout Drernovably connected with the nipple C it is-evident that s outs of different sizes can be readily ernp oyed on the same bowl A for filling larger and smaller bottles, it being understood, however, that the entrance end D of each spout is of the same size so 'as to readily screw into the same nipple C, as will Figs. 1 and 3. The funnel to get easily out of order.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A funnel coiuprisinga bowl, a spout thereon, having aslotextending spout, a shield arranged longitudinally with in the spout over the said slot, a valve adapt ed to be seated on. the said seat a stem in connection with the :valve, a portion of which extends down the spout, and this poring within the shield, the upper end of the bent up portion terminating in a transverse and I be readily understood by comparisonwith shown and described is very simple and durable in construction, is composed of comparatively few parts, not liable lengthwise thereof, a valve seat 'in the enlarged end of said tion terminating in abent up portion extendarm for en agemenfi with theneck of the vessel to be fified, a guide pin on said arm slidably enga ing: abearing on the spout, and a s ring coi ed on the guide pin and pressing 5 the said arm to hold the valve normally to its seat. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. I

' ,JAMES PETER MURTH 

